Amauris ellioti explained

Amauris ellioti, Ansorge's danaid, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.^[1] The habitat consists of semi-montane forests.

The larvae feed on Tylophora stolzii, Tylophora anomala, Marsdenia racemosa, Gongronema latifolium, Cynanchum, Gymnema and Secamone species.

Subspecies

• Amauris ellioti ellioti (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi)
• Amauris ellioti altumi van Someren, 1936 (Kenya: east of the Rift Valley, Tanzania)
• Amauris ellioti ansorgei Sharpe, 1896 (Uganda: western slopes of Mount Elgon, Kenya: west of the Rift Valley)
• Amauris ellioti junia (Le Cerf, 1920) (northern Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania: north, central and southern highlands)

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 24 ssp. ansorgei
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 25

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Subtribe Danaina . 2012-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426061222/http://www.atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_danaina.doc . 2012-04-26 . dead .